tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post1558854730619224119..comments2019-03-25T11:20:44.406+00:00Comments on Sarah Kirby Cruelty Free Blog: Why I Can No Longer Call Myself A Vegan The V Nice Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486404260485049324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post-3869597701576958302018-12-31T13:53:26.906+00:002018-12-31T13:53:26.906+00:00I saw your social media posts (which I thought exp...I saw your social media posts (which I thought explained the situation very well), so I was really interested to see what you&#39;d say in this blog post, too. I found myself nodding along with everything you said. I&#39;ve been vegetarian for two years now, and tried Veganuary earlier this year. It was good, but I found being vegan made me more obsessive over food (in an unhealthy way) - I didn&#39;t like the way it affected my mental health. Calling myself a vegetarian lessens the pressure, even though I don&#39;t eat eggs or dairy very often.<br /><br />I&#39;m really glad you&#39;ve shared your experiences, I think a lot of other people will be able to relate. Veganism is great, but I agree that it&#39;s not as easy as some people claim. I hope you have a lovely, peaceful 2019 xxxx<br /><br /><a href="http://www.toastywrites.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Toasty</a>Beth Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715503677196734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post-6980486322639838052018-12-21T01:43:30.156+00:002018-12-21T01:43:30.156+00:00I am well over 60 and have been a vegetarian for 3...I am well over 60 and have been a vegetarian for 35 years. I eat mostly vegan but whenever I try to be a strict, one hundred percent vegan it does not work for me. I guess that it works for a good number of people but I wonder if they find it hard and will not admit it. Or perhaps they are not such strict vegans but say that they are just to fit in with the crowd. In any case, do what you think is right for you. Everyone is different. Yes, people should at least reduce their consumption of meat and other animal products. But saying that everyone should eat the exact same way is not natural. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924638064808560061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post-36150873072212786332018-12-20T09:10:15.505+00:002018-12-20T09:10:15.505+00:00I agree 100% with this comment. I don’t eat meat ...I agree 100% with this comment. I don’t eat meat now. I mostly don’t eat dairy, especially at home, although if I’m at someone else’s home I would take cows milk in a coffee. Or eat a cheese sandwich. It’s my lifestyle choice, and I’m not going to start dictating my demands on others. Hands up, I admit I still eat fish once or twice a week. As in all areas of life we are all different, and deal with things in our own way. I could never be a militant vegan. It’s not my personality to stand up. I do my best. My husband does his best. And we are happy with our choices. The movement is growing and will continue to grow, and it will be made up of many different versions of non meat eaters. Surely the compassion we extend to the animals should also be extended to each other. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068053394067243278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post-1511680268100742202018-12-20T06:03:22.309+00:002018-12-20T06:03:22.309+00:00Hi Sarah,
You came accross apologetic in this post...Hi Sarah,<br />You came accross apologetic in this post which made me sad. Lets not dwell on the negatives and the sad horrid preachy vegans!<br />You are an absolute inspiration and a true ambassador for cruelty free with everything you&#39;ve done and you have my utmost respect. So please keep doing and inspiring!<br />The world is changing and you are at the cutting edge.<br />If any preachy vegans give you anymore sh*t, ask them if their child was poorly, would they refuse medication that has surely been tested on animals?<br />I&#39;m going to follow you because I like what you do!<br />Respect,<br />Brian (Founder)<br />cruelty-free-lifestyle.org Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713281526519744906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055493524040008581.post-61313619701466432282018-12-19T17:22:59.850+00:002018-12-19T17:22:59.850+00:00Hi Sarah! This is a great post, and much needed I ...Hi Sarah! This is a great post, and much needed I think. <br /><br />To me, being vegan is much, much harder than most vegans would like you think. It&#39;s incredibly restrictive, which when you&#39;re already in a bad place, it can be really bad for a great number of people. The term &#39;vegan&#39; also comes with a whole load of pressures. <br /><br />You have pressure from Every-Day-Joes, who go out of their way to try and find ways you&#39;re not vegan, somewhere that you might have slipped up, (IE the stupid QI video where they say avocados aren&#39;t vegan). There is pressure from society, owing to the stigma of how awkward being a vegan is to everyone else, and how &#39;all vegans are judgemental and preachy&#39;.<br /><br />Then there is a tonne of pressure from other vegans. It feels like there is a huge competition to be &#39;The Most Vegan of all Vegans&#39;. If you do one thing wrong people act as if you&#39;ve personally gone and killed a load of piglets, and that you are personally everything that is wrong about the world. I was once in a facebook group where a woman was asking for opinions on whether she should use nit shampoo on her children hair, as she would be killing the nits, and that would mean she&#39;s no longer vegan... It&#39;s only a small minority of vegans who put this pressure on, but they make a lot of noise. <br /><br />It takes a certain kind of determination to remain vegan when society is so full of non-vegan things everywhere you go. It also takes a lot of will-power to constantly say no to things you might naturally want. <br /><br />To me there is a lot less pressure associated with the word &quot;vegetarian&quot; or &quot;veggie&quot; and I&#39;m personally a lot happier with it. I have been vegetarian for the last 14 years (since I was 13) and the world is changing, there is a lot less stigma with being veggie now and thanks to the vegan movement it is a lot easier to be vegan/veggie, but it still isn&#39;t easy and it&#39;s wrong for people to pretend that it is for everybody. <br /><br />I mainly eat vegan food when I&#39;m at home, but when I&#39;m out, especially at peoples houses and they&#39;re making me dinner, it&#39;s so much easier to say I&#39;m veggie and just eat what I&#39;m given. Same as when I go out for meals to poorly catering restaurants. If the only vegan option is a side salad, and I&#39;m there to celebrate someones life event, I&#39;m not going to be the awkward one.<br /><br />On a different point, I also find the hate for veggies strange. Often it feels like the hate for them is greater than the hate for people who eat meat. I find it bizarre, because they are doing their best and in my opinion doing something is a hell of a lot better than doing nothing. <br /><br />I hope you&#39;re okay, and kudos to you for sharing this xKerry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620622573409594985noreply@blogger.com